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The db2 library expands the built-in db table of functions by incorporating the retry functionality from the https://docs.interfaceware.com/docs/IguanaX_Documentation_Home/Development/iNTERFACEWARE_Libraries/Retry_Library_2713911370 into the standard database functions. The db2.connect() function sets up the database connection object with built-in retries whenever an error occurs. It takes the same arguments as the default db.connect() function, with two additional optional parameters:
retry_count - sets the number of retries to perform on the database connection (default = 100)
retry_pause - sets the time in seconds to wait between retries (default = 10)
For example, here the we are initializing the database connection object with 10 retries and a pause of five seconds between each call:
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